Kristen Metcalfe won the 600m run at the ERAU Indoor/Outdoor Challenge.
RESULTSDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Embry-Riddle women's track & field team began the 2015 indoor season on Saturday by hosting the ERAU Indoor-Outdoor Challenge.
As a team, the Eagles recorded six first-place finishes with many other ladies recording personal-bests or placing in the top-five.
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Christina Isenard finished in first-place in the weight throw with a personal-best 13.01m effort.
Paige Bussard was second in the event with a throw of 12.12m.
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Bussard and Isenard tied for first in the shot, each reaching 10.86m. Bussard also recorded the top throw in the discus at 32.28m.
Caitlyn Joslin made her Embry-Riddle debut with a fifth place finish in the shot put (10.39m) and a second place mark in the discus (30.13).
Tarra Keating and Isenard also placed in the top-five in the discus for the Eagles. Keating was third with a throw of 28.43 while Isenard finished in fourth with a 28.32m attempt.
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The Eagles recorded two other first place finishes in the field events.
Stephanie Mueller was victorious in the high jump, clearing 1.55m while
Samantha Morton won the pole vault with a 2.90m clearance. Keating took second in the pole vault (2.75m) while
Alexis Glenn made her Eagle debut with a fourth place finish in the high jump, clearing 1.50m.
In the long jump,
Kortney Gray leaped 4.79m for a third place finish while
Daisha Brown recorded a 4.76 jump to finish in fifth place.Â
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Three Eagle distance runners posted personal-bests in the 5,000m run.
Alex Orr placed second with her top-time of 18:16.37.
Josie Gray was fifth and
Eliza Gazda was seventh. They finished in 18:56.51 and 19:33.69, respectfully.
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Alex Orr had another top-five finish in the meet, coming in second in the 3,000m run in a time of 10:51.26.
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Sarah Edens posted two third place finishes in the 1,000m and the mile. She crossed the line in 3:21.13 in the 1,000m and 5:43.55 in the mile. Two other Eagles rounded out the top-five in the 1,000m.
Alexandria Meneses (3:22.48) and
Janina Helwig (3:25.89) were fourth and fifth.
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In the 60m dash,
Camaria Cannon,
Tamara Chambers and
Evanna Ramirez posted personal-bests while Gray had a fourth place finish in the event, posting a 7.99. Cannon finished in 8.23, Chambers in 8.45 while Ramirez crossed in 8.98.
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Kristen Metcalfe picked up a first-place finish for the Eagles in the 600m, crossing the line in 1:41.35.
Marina LeVine (1:44.21) and
Martina Tafoya (1:44.90) finished in third and fourth in the event as well. LeVine also picked up a second-place finish in the 800m, timing in at 2:27.03.
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The Eagles compete next Sunday as they travel to Birmingham, Ala. to take part in the Privateer Invitational hosted by the University of New Orleans.Â
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